World Light Heavyweight Championship (National Wrestling Association)
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The National Wrestling Association World Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling
championship
sanctioned by the National Wrestling Association
, an offshoot of the National Boxing Association
(NBA), and was contested for with a weight limit of 175 lb (79 kg). The title existed from 1930 through 1952.
Professional wrestling
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championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
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sanctioned by the National Wrestling Association
National Wrestling Association
The National Wrestling Association was an off-shoot of the National Boxing Association, formed to sanction professional wrestling. This NWA is not the same organization as the National Wrestling Alliance, which was formed in 1948....
, an offshoot of the National Boxing Association
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
(NBA), and was contested for with a weight limit of 175 lb (79 kg). The title existed from 1930 through 1952.
Title history
Silver-shaded areas indicate an unknown area in the title history.| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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| Hugh Nichols | 1 | April 4, 1930 | Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's... |
Defeated Joe Banaski in a tournament final to become the first champion. Frank Wolf defeated Nichols in March 1933 in Dallas, TX Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... , but the NBA states that Nichols was fouled and Nichols remained champion. Nichols defeated Wolf in a July 1933 rematch in Oklahoma City, OK. |
| Leroy McGuirk Leroy McGuirk Leroy Michael McGuirk was an American wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. He was involved in professional wrestling for more than fifty years. As one of the longest surviving members of the National Wrestling Alliance , he was affiliated with the promotion from 1949 to 1982.-Early... |
1 | March 5, 1934 | Tulsa, OK Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's... |
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| Bobby Roberts | 1 | April 3, 1937 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Hugh Nichols | 2 | May 19, 1937 | Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma... |
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| Wild Red Berry Red Berry (wrestler) Ralph L. Berry was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Wild" Red Berry. He was a multiple time World Light-Heavyweight Champion and an important smaller wrestler of the 1930s to the 1950s, as well as a famous wrestling manager in his later years.-Professional wrestling... |
1 | June 6, 1937 | Oklahoma | |
| Danny McShain | 1 | October 11, 1937 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Leroy McGuirk | 2 | June 12, 1938 | ||
| Danny McShain | 2 | November 5, 1938 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Bob Gregory | 1 | December 1939 | ||
| Jesse James | 1 | April 22, 1940 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Wild Red Berry | 2 | September 2, 1940 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Paavo Katonan | 1 | August 4, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 3 | August 25, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 3 | September 1, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Billy Varga | 1 | December 1, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 4 | December 22, 1941 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Billy Rayburn | 1 | August 1942 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Billy Varga | 2 | March 22, 1943 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Gorilla Ramos | 1 | April 26, 1943 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 5 | October 11, 1943 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Gray Mask | 1 | December 27, 1943 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Gorilla Ramos | 2 | March 13, 1944 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Gray Mask | 2 | March 27, 1944 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 6 | April 24, 1944 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Dick Trout | 1 | December 11, 1944 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 4 | January 22, 1945 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Dick Trout | 2 | March 26, 1945 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 5 | April 16, 1945 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 7 | September 10, 1945 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Ernie Piluso | 1 | January 14, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 6 | April 15, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Ernie Piluso | 2 | May 15, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Martino Angelo | 1 | August 19, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 7 | September 16, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Martino Angelo | 2 | September 23, 1946 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 8 | January 27, 1947 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Martino Angelo | 3 | February 10, 1947 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Danny McShain | 9 | May 5, 1947 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wild Red Berry | 8 | September 2, 1947 | San Diego, CA San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round... |
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| Danny McShain | 10 | September 13, 1947 | Visalia, CA Visalia, California Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles... |
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| Wild Red Berry | 9 | 1947 | San Diego, CA | |
| Jan Blears | 1 | November 10, 1947 | Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... |
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| Andy Tremaine | 1 | April 18, 1950 | El Paso, TX El Paso, Texas El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States... |
Defeated Monte LaDue to win the title. |
| Title retired | 1952 | Tremaine retired as champion. | ||